April 25, 2026 | 7 pm @ Wise Co. Performing Arts Center
The Argentina-based Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies recovers and gives artistic life to hundreds of forgotten native musical instruments.Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologiesbrings “Hidden Sounds of the Americas”to the Wise County Performing Arts Center at J.W. Adams Combined School in Pound, Virginia, Saturday, April 25at 7 p.m. in conjunction withPro-Art’sW. Campbell Edmonds Concert Series. Tickets are $15 at the door. Children and students are admitted free.For more information and to make reservations, visitproartva.org.
“Hidden Sounds of the Americas”is a journey through the sonic geography from Alaska to Patagonia, blending traditionalmusic and contemporary compositions that, through an immersive audiovisual experience, unite ancestral sounds tocutting-edge technologyalongside indigenous masks and dances.The concert features replicas of unknown pre-Columbian instruments recovered from archaeological museums as wellas from indigenous communities in the Amazonas, the Andes, and Mesoamerica.
Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies also gives afreepublic lecture Monday, April 27at 1 p.m.in the Rhododendron Room of the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center at UVA Wise.The lecture introduces pre-Hispanic instruments through short performances and explanations, discussingtheir relationship to ancient cultures of the Americas, and presentinghow theorchestraintegratesthem with contemporary technologies. The presentation also offers anoverview of their work at Universidad Nacional de Tres deFebrero, linking music, researchand creativity. They willfurtherconnect this experience to their performance work,helping students understand the broader context of the project.The lecture isco-sponsored by Virginia Humanities at UVA Wise.For more information and to make reservations, visitproartva.org.
This engagement of Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts ?????in collaboration with Ibermúsicas.
The spring half ofPro-Art’s49th season is underway. Explore upcoming performances, purchase season ticketsand make reservations to attend atproartva.org. Season tickets can also be purchased in person at any show, or by calling (276) 376-4520.Children and students are admitted free to every performance.Pro-Art is committed to making the arts accessible to everyone, if price is a barrier of entry to you, contact us for available resources.
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Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise,andMountain Empire Community College.
Category: Music